Hyderabad, Sept. 23 -- The police have clarified on a viral video showing cops allegedly manhandling an advocate inside the Attapur Police Station, saying that the video has been taken out of context and does not show what preceded the fight.

A video showing a police officer trying to snatch a phone out of an advocate's hand went viral on social media on Tuesday, September 22. Another police officer also tried to snatch the phone out of a female advocate who was filming.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Rajendranagar Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Sreenivas said that the fight was triggered after relatives of the accused (the advocate's client) tried to pass him packets of gutka/pan masala in the lockup.

The accused is a Muslim cattle trader ...